Historian Han Qi on why the exchange of scientific knowledge is so important - from astronomy and salt wells to high-speed ...

Though others before him — including inventors in China and Korea ... of humankind's most powerful early inventions and radically changed the way our ancient ancestors lived.

There have been many “empires of the sword” but very few “empires of the spirit,” and India was one of them, said historian ...

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The Chinese Agricultural Calendar uses lunar months to determine its dates, but it also has “solar terms” which are based on the solar year. These solar terms helped the ancient Chinese people ...

In a recent development it has been known that China is planning of making a new invention in the space arena. The scientists from China have unveiled plans of colonizing the moon in their own way.

BEIJING -- Archaeologists have unearthed the tiniest known cat fossil at an ancient human site in East China, identified as an extinct species of leopard cat. This diminutive feline was so petite ...

These artifacts confirm the site's pivotal role as a hub along the ancient Silk Road, a trade route once connecting China with Central Asia and the rest of the world. A total of six tombs and two ...

A new study has revealed evidence of rice beer brewing dating back approximately 10,000 years at the Shangshan site in Zhejiang Province, China. This discovery sheds light on the ancient roots of ...